Putin continues to run rings around Obama and Kerry, who have no idea what to do. They actually got duped by Putin’s soft rhetoric yesterday. No, he doesn’t think military engagement is necessary... because he’s going to annex the crimea with the local government’s consent.
India and Pakistan should take notes for the Kashmir. Big leaflet drop, then a Saturday referendum.
And if you have 2 functioning brain cells, you can change the name 'Ukraine' to 'Poland' and then you will know what happens next and be smarter than the US State Department and 0bama and Kerry.
is this like Austria “voting” to join Germany??
No he has not. That was territory stolen and given to Ukraine.
“It’s not the people who vote that count. It’s the people who count the votes.” (Joseph Stalin)
Hey... if they voted to surrender, who are we to intervene?
Have we not done the same?
Stolen or liberated...? When the US government stole the Southwest territories from Mexico it was nothing but the aggression of the strong over the weak, and the smart over the stupid, especially where Santa Anna was involved. It was an immoral war. Looking back, it was the best thing anyone ever did for the Mexican citizens who became American citizens.
The future for the Russian citizens and others in Crimea might have taken a turn for the better. They have been liberated from a dysfunctional government.
Putin was always going to do this. The people of Crimea are fine with it. This is not a fight we can or should get involved in. As long as the rest of the Ukraine remains independent we should move on.
There are ways to pay Putey back and we should stick the knife in him as often as possible.
1. Install the missile sheild in Poland and Chechoslovakia
(Putin will have a stroke)
2. Work to close the credit window at the Western Banks to
Russia
3. Open drilling all over the US and export oil to drive
the price down.
The Ukrainian regime came through power through an illegal coup and this regime is talking about respect for the rule of law while at the same time, it seeks on a so-called legal pretext, to deny a part of the people their right of self-determination. And the West sanctions this regime and its lawlessness. In doing so, trampling over the fundamental freedom of association. Of course, accompanying it with threats, ultimatums, blackmail and sanctions. In a way, that is all evidently fitting. Remember, the agreement for averting the crisis in the first place the West witnessed itself is now buried and forgotten. But that was then and this is now.